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Course to help people cope with life challenges

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November 14, 2019 - 10:00am

This fall, Rabbi Mordey Richler of Chabad at Lake Tahoe will offer Worrier to Warrior, a new six-session course, to help people deal with life challenges by accepting themselves and finding meaning in adversity.

Beginning Thursday, Nov. 14 at 10:00am, participants in the course will take on life’s challenges by examining factors that prevent us from achieving a more positive outlook—guilt, shame, and fear of inauthenticity—in light of the notion that a purposeful life provides the key to well-being.

Five-week Hebrew reading crash course

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August 29, 2019 - 10:00am

A cutting-edge Hebrew reading crash course is taking the Jewish world by storm. The flashcard based language course developed by the Jewish Learning Institute, promises users that they can learn to read Hebrew in only five weeks if they follow the program. Beginning Thursday, Aug. 29 at 10:00am, Rabbi Mordey Richer of Chabad at Lake Tahoe will conduct the five sessions of the course, Read it in Hebrew, at their Ski Run Marina location.

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Chabad at the Ski Run Marina
United States

An Evening of Unity, Solidarity and Prayer in response to the Poway Chabad House shooting

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May 3, 2019 - 7:00pm

Chabad at Lake Tahoe is holding an "Evening of Unity, Solidarity and Prayer" in response in the wake of the horrific Poway Chabad House shooting that left one dead and three injured.

“Our hearts are shattered by the cold-blooded attack on our brothers and sisters—Jews of all walks of life gathered at Chabad of Poway in celebration and prayer to the Almighty on Shabbat and the final day of Passover,” said Rabbi Mordey Richler. “We mourn the holy soul of Lori Gilbert-Kaye, and we pray for the healing of all the injured.”

Jewish approach to criminal justice to be studied at Chabad

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Repeats every week until Mon Mar 18 2019 .
February 4, 2019 (All day)
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February 11, 2019 (All day)
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February 18, 2019 (All day)
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February 25, 2019 (All day)
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March 4, 2019 (All day)
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March 11, 2019 (All day)
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March 18, 2019 (All day)

With criminal justice reform center-stage in the United States, Chabad will offer Crime and Consequence, a new CLE accredited six-session course by the acclaimed Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) exploring 3000 years of Jewish perspective on conviction, sentencing, and criminal rehabilitation.

Beginning Monday, Feb. 4 at 7:00pm participants in the course will challenge their thinking, ponder the implications of ancient Talmudic wisdom for complex modern cases, and get to the heart of the most pressing injustices facing our criminal justice system today.

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Chabad at Lake Tahoe
United States

Four-week Hebrew reading crash course

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August 13, 2018 - 7:00pm

A cutting-edge Hebrew reading crash course is taking the Jewish world by storm. The flashcard based language course developed by the Jewish Learning Institute, promises users that they can learn to read Hebrew in only four weeks if they follow the program. Beginning Monday, Aug. 13 at 7:00 p.m., Rabbi Mordey Richer of Chabad at Lake Tahoe will conduct the four sessions of the course, Read it in Hebrew, at their Ski Run Marina location.

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Chabad at Lake Tahoe
900 Ski Run Blvd at the Ski Run Marina
United States
38° 56' 57.984" N, 119° 57' 33.4008" W

Open house for South Lake Tahoe Warm Room

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February 15, 2018 - 4:00pm

An upcoming open house for the South Lake Tahoe Warm Room will not only raise awareness and donations for the seasonal homeless shelter, but it will also be a time to honor the faith community for their support during the first three years of the Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless (TCH).

TCH will host the Open House at on February 15, 2018 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Warm Room located at 1195 Rufus Allen Boulevard.

Six Jewish Debates coming to Lake Tahoe

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October 30, 2017 - 7:00pm

Chabad at Lake Tahoe will recount 2,000 years of Jewish history through the lens of six epic debates that rocked the Jewish world and still resound powerfully today.

Beginning Monday October 30th at 7:00 p.m., Chabad at the Ski Run Marina will be offering a new six-session course titled Great Debates in Jewish History.

Chabad introduces five-week Hebrew reading crash course

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August 14, 2017 - 7:00pm

LAKE TAHOE — A new, cutting-edge Hebrew reading crash course is taking the Jewish world by storm. The flashcard based language course developed by the Jewish Learning Institute, promises users that they can learn to read Hebrew in only five weeks if they follow the program. Beginning Monday August 14 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Rabbi Mordey Richler of Chabad at Lake Tahoe will conduct the five sessions of the new course, Read it in Hebrew, at the Ski Run Marina.

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Ski Run Marina
900 Ski Run Blvd
United States
38° 56' 57.8904" N, 119° 57' 33.156" W

Wildfire Prevention Community Clean Up at Temple Bat Yam

In order to create defensible apace from wildfires, members of Temple Bat Yam, Lake Valley Fire Protection District and the South Lake Tahoe Fire Department held a community clean-up day for the property around the synagogue on May 18, 2014.

The collaborative effort is an example of working together to produce Fire Adapted Communities, which are communities located in fire-prone areas that require little assistance from firefighters during a wildfire.

If you're interested in scheduling a Wildfire Prevention effort in your neighborhood, call the SLTFD at 530-542-6160.

Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Baha’i Leaders Bless New Jewish Synagogue in Reno

In a remarkable interfaith gesture, leaders of various religions and denominations blessed the new building of a Jewish synagogue in Reno on October 10 evening.

Religious leaders of Roman Catholic, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Baha’i, United Methodist, Presbyterian, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Unification Church traditions participated in the dedication ceremony of this new building of Temple Beth Or (House of Light), a Jewish congregation launched in 2009, and read their respective prayers.

Synagogue to host Hanukkah celebration

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Temple Bat Yam, the Jewish Community of South Lake Tahoe and Valley Regions will be celebrating Shabbat and Hanukkah on Dec. 23. The celebration will begin at 5:45 p.m. w...

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